Third Grade Tales

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Third Grade Tales

• Written and Illustrated by Ms. Hoffmanns Class

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My Last Day of Summer Vacation by Abbey
Have you ever been swimming with sharks and
dolphins? Let me tell you my story. I went to the
beach for my summer vacation. We went swimming in
a bay. When I got there I screamed at the top of
my lungs. There were sharks! But my dad said they
were little. So I was ok. One hour later I was
jumping in. I had goggles so I went under. I saw
a dolphin with a baby, a blue crab, a coral reef
and a shark. But a surprise there was an eel. I
got back on the boat. I jumped back in and the
eel was gone. So I kept swimming. A beautiful
starfish startled me. It had hot pink with orange
and red, lots of red. But then Cassandra said,
Come on! We are going to go swimming with
sharks! I gulped. "Sharks!" I said. Yes,
said Cassandra. She held my hand. I saw a shark
as little as my thumb. Then I saw a big one swim
right under me. Wow, another dolphin! That was my
last day of summer vacation. I wish we never
left.
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Have You Ever Been to the Lake? by Yianna
Have you ever been to the lake? Well I have. I
went to the lake. I almost fell in the lake. I
caught a tadpole, but one of them bit me. My mom
told me to let it free so I did. Then we went
hiking by the lake. I tripped over a big rock.
A lizard went in my hiking bag, and I got scared.
We stayed in this little house. My brother took
out the trash. Then we went to sleep. That night
a raccoon tore the trash bag. When we woke up we
went fishing with my brother. I caught a fish but
it tickled me. I accidentally dropped it in the
lake. We went for a boat ride at the lake on the
last day. I wish we never left. I had a great
time there.
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The Basketball Boy by Braelyn
When I run down the court my heart pounds, and my
ribs cramp up. I love when I have the opportunity
to shoot the ball and make it. I think
basketball is the best sport in the world because
it is fun running down the court. SOMETIMES I go
to my cousins house and play with him. I even
play basketball video games for practice on my
play station two. I like having fast breaks. I
also do drills, push-ups, and sit-ups. AND I
lift five-pound weights. I also practice on a
treadmill so I can get down the court quickly.
The teams are going to be a lot harder this year.
No playing around. We are going to stick to
hard defense. BASKETBALL is the best.
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The Hot Day at the Baseball Game by Brent
I had the best summer! I went to the Atlanta
Braves game on a Saturday. It took us two hours
to get there. They were getting ready to play the
Dodgers. When we got to our seats, my Nana took
me to get a baseball and a tomahawk. When we got
back to the seats, they showed the players on the
board. There was a person who got hit in the
head with a baseball. And there was a three year
old who stuck his hand out and caught the
baseball. We left at the top of the ninth. They
lost. I was mad but I was tired. I want to go
back again because it is fun to watch. We stopped
at Subway to get some food and then we went home.
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My First Time in Colombia by Jessenya
My first time in Colombia I went with my cousins,
my dog, my uncle, my aunt, grandma and grandpa.
My dog started to bark. Then the plane started
to shake. It was funny and fun. We saw a movie.
I thought the plane was going to fall down but
it did not. We were about to land and then we
landed. Our family was waiting for us and they
took us home. It was fun. We went to bed. We
stayed in Colombia for six months. It was fun.
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Chimney Rock By Andrew
On my moms birthday we went to Chimney Rock.
Right when we started the hike, we had to pick to
go into a dark cave of bats or a cave of hungry
bears. My mom and I picked bats. My sister and
my dad picked bears. My mom was scared. The bats
were showing their teeth. We met up at the pond.
We got something to drink from the cooler, and we
got something to eat too. When we got to the
waterfall the cars looked like toys. When we got
to nutty lane we saw a lot of scrolls and nuts.
Finally we were at the top of the mountain. Now
the only bad part is we have to hike all the way
back down the mountain. Man they need to build
an elevator for this!


When we got to the bottom
we all yelled, We had a great time at chimney
rock, yea!
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The Wrestling Ring By Marques
I went to my best friends house when I was 8 ½.
We wrestled all night long. I got hurt but I
stayed in there. He won but I called a rematch.
I was about to lose but I had a plan. Right when
he got to two, I kicked out of the pin fall. I
got up kicked him and did the MJ showdown. He was
a goner. I pinned him. He kicked out. I
couldnt believe it! He kicked out of the pin
fall. He got up really quick and tried to punch
me but I ducked. He missed and I did my other
special the black out kicks. I kicked him 6
times and he fell. I got him in the pin fall. He
kicked out of the pin fall again! Then I did my
speed punch and I won. My lungs were going as
fast as they could go. I was so tired that I
fell and Nathan just got up and kicked me. I got
so mad I made him fall, jumped off the ropes, and
did the diving elbow drop. It was over after
that. We were so tired after that so we went to
sleep.
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Rollercoaster By Darryl
Have you been scared before? Yes I have been
scared. I was afraid of rollercasters. We went
to Carowinds. We heard many people who were
screaming. So I told my mom and dad that I dont
like roller coasters because people scream. I
went on a short rollercoaster. I did not want to
go on it, but my mom and dad made me. When I was
in the seat, I was holding my moms hand really
tight because I was scared and I was thinking
that it was a long way down. Because I was nine
years old, I thought I should stop acting like a
baby and be a man. When the ride was over I was
ready to go on the Mooned. When I was in the seat
I felt a little bit scared. But then my dad
said, If youre scared, just raise your hands
up. And when we went down and I raised my hands
up, I was not scared of rollercasters any more.
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No Ordinary Family By Chastity
 This is some stuff about my family. Now be
prepared because this is your one of a kind of
family. Lets start off with my dad. This just
happened last week at the coat factory. I
started to look for my dad because I went some
where and he did no go with me. I ran down
each aisle. I finally found him when there
were no racks around. I found you ! My dad is
very fun. This one time I was coming out of the
bath room he jumped out and scared me. You might
think that is all but no! Now lets go with my
mom! She is so fun . Mommy takes me to stores!
Mommy takes me shopping and we buy a lot of
things! I enjoy every thing my family does
for me!
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Myrtle Beach By Morgan
Have you ever been to the Myrtle Beach with your
family? I have! I will tell you about it.
Thursday I got an early dismissal. We went home
to load up the car. Then we went to go pick up
my three cousins and my aunt. We drove all the
way to Myrtle Beach. We had to find the house
that we stayed in. It was so pretty inside. We
brought our golf cart to ride in. My uncle
arrived later that day. The next day we went to
the pool. The water was very cold. My mom was
even mad because the water was so cold! Next, we
went down to the beach, but I did not get in the
water that day. That night we went to go get
something to eat at a place called Sea Fare.
There were girls in the water as mermaids. It
was really, really good. The next day we went to
the beach. Now that is when I got in the water
and got sand all in my hair. That night we went
to Broadway at the beach. We ate at a china
place and went shopping after that. That
night, we watched fire works. Next, we went
back to the house. Later we got ice cream. When
we were done it was pouring down rain. We went
back to the house and went to bed. The next day
it was time to go home, so we packed up. I was
really happy to be home. We unpacked a couple
minutes later. We went out to eat for my mommy's
birthday. I had a really great time at had the
beach with my family. I would like to go back
soon.
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Hope you enjoyed our stories!